I'm not sure if this is along the lines of what you were thinking. I saw Lee Ann Spillane at an inservice last year. She travels with Janet Allen. I thought this was an awesome way to give a reflective, end of the year exam.
http://www.laspillane.org/english.html click on Year End Self Reflection. Julie/FL On Jun 30, 2007, at 11:13 AM, gina nunley wrote: > I am in the process of identifying 10 Course Questions for my sixth > grde LA > classs. The purpose is this- If I ask my students these questions > at the > end of the year or even next year, I would hope their responses > would be a > reflection that I taught them what was most important about life long > reading. These should be macro level questions such as > > How does reading strategically change you as a reader? > > > I would LOVE to hear some questions that you think you might use. > > There are no right answers here, and the process of creating these > questions > really aligns your philosophy with curriculum, and I think sets you > on the > path of truly doing what you want to as a reading teacher. > > If you only have 1 question I would love to hear it. > > In that same vein I am working with content area teachers on > concept work. > We are trying to teach with the "less is more" idea by identifying > concepts > in our subject areas. We are STRUGGLING in LA because it appears > to be > difficult to identify concepts (we have plenty of skills, > strategies, and > processes) > > Do any of you have a few concepts you feel are critical to teaching > Reading? > > Ex: STrategies > > Thanks, Gina > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. > http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement% > 20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-100 > 0&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
